April showers continue to be upon us but let’s make the most of the bounty of spring entertainment in this week’s picks Hockey: At Gateway Theatre, Glory the story of women’s hockey in the 1930’s, continues until April 13. Blossoms: The city is in bloom as swaths of Cherry Blossoms paint the town pink, celebrate them all during…
Spend an evening with Cristina Pato Quartet at Chan Centre
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents the sounds of the Cristina Pato Quartet on April 11th in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Cristina Pato is a musical force, skilfully playing at the edges of jazz, classical, Latin, and world music with a tightly knit, synergistic band featuring…
Gateway Theatre Announces 2019/20 Season
Last week, Gateway Theatre announced its 2019/2020 season line-up of productions. Introducing four MainStage shows and two Studio Gateway Theatre is bringing a season of productions which travel through culture and history to present a diverse collection of stories, guided by an all female line-up of directors. The season takes the audience from China, to…
Vancouver Opera Festival brings Fairytales & Fables
Vancouver Opera has revealed details for the third edition of its annual Festival. Themed Fairytales and Fables, Vancouver Opera has curated nine days of voice, music, theatre and visual arts for all ages. The Festival opens on April 27th with performances of the mainstage operas. Rossini’s much-loved La Cenerentola (Cinderella) kicks off the day with a 2pm matinee…
Delinquent Theatre premieres Never The Last
Next week, Delinquent Theatre opens the emotional world premiere of Never the Last, as part of the SeeMore Theatre Series at Vancouver Civic Theatre’s Annex. Inspired by the life story of Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté, an enormously innovative early twentieth century composer, the drama follows her 10-year marriage with the celebrated expressionist painter Walter Gramatté. Set to a live score of Eckhardt-Gramatté’s…
Picks of the Week : April 3, 2019
No fooling, we’re already at the start of April, and of course some April showers, but not enough to dampen the entertainment found in this week’s picks. Hockey: Gateway Theatre finds Glory in the story of women’s hockey in the 1930’s, running April 4 – 13. Blossoms: The city is in bloom as swaths of…
The Tashme Project: The Living Archive brings history to the present
Tonight, The Firehall Arts Centre opens an eye-opening, award-winning play The Tashme Project: The Living Archives, on stage until April 13th. The play Created and performed by Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa, The Tashme Project: The Living Archives traces the history and common experience of the Nisei (second generation Japanese Canadians) through childhood, internment in Canada during the Second World…